HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL

HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL is a K-5 school of very small scale in CAPE CORAL, Florida, operated by LEE, caters to 234 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

LEE runs 116 schools in total, collectively educating 102,524 students. HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lee County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,107, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).

CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.7%.

HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL operates from a high-density location. HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL's enrollment has climbed 23% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 234). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 37% to 53%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.